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Sorghum. Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum[2] (/ ˈsɔːrɡəm /) and also known as great millet, [3] broomcorn, [4] guinea corn, [5] durra, [6] imphee, [7] jowar, [8] or milo, [9] is a species in the grass genus Sorghum cultivated for its grain. The grain is used for food for humans; the plant is used for animal feed and ethanol production.
Zea mays. L. Maize / meɪz / (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture.
Glass gem corn. Glass Gem Corn is an American heirloom flint corn, or maize. It is a variety of what people call "Indian corn" and is considered unique due to its rainbow coloring. [1][2] Glass Gem Corn has been called the "poster child" for the return to heirloom seeds. It became popular on social media in 2012 due to its unique appearance. [3]
Flint corn. Flint corn (Zea mays var. indurata; also known as Indian corn or sometimes calico corn) is a variant of maize, the same species as common corn. [1] Because each kernel has a hard outer layer to protect the soft endosperm, it is likened to being hard as flint, hence the name. [2] It is one of six major types of corn, the others being ...
Blue corn (also known as Hopi maize, Yoeme Blue, Tarahumara Maiz Azul, and Rio Grande Blue) is a group of several closely related varieties of flint corn grown in Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and the Southeastern United States. [1][2][3] It is one of the main types of corn used for the traditional Southern and Central Mexican food ...
Field corn. Field corn, also known as cow corn, is a North American term for maize (Zea mays) grown for livestock fodder (silage and meal), ethanol, cereal, and processed food products. The principal field corn varieties are dent corn, flint corn, flour corn (also known as soft corn) which includes blue corn (Zea mays amylacea), [1] and waxy corn.
Multicolored varieties are usually at their sweetest when the mature color just starts to "blush" on the kernels. Hookers, 70 days (open pollinated, white turning blue at maturity) Triple Play, 70 days (open pollinated, white-yellow bicolor turning partially blue at maturity) Painted Hill, 75 days (open pollinated, mostly white turning various ...
Variations. cupid corn, bunny corn, harvest corn, reindeer corn. Media: Candy corn. Candy corn is a small, pyramid-shaped candy, typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on honey, sugar, butter, and vanilla. [1][2] It is a staple candy of the fall season and Halloween in North America.